Total Crime Rate
27.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Primrose Lane area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Danehill & Fletching , and the 205th lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Wealden .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Primrose Lane (RH18 5LT) in the last 12 months was 27.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% lower than the Danehill & Fletching average (38.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Primrose Lane (RH18 5LT), the main crime hotspot is near Hartfield Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Forest Row| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hartfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Primrose Lane | — |
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